23 children were left injured this afternoon following a taxi collision on Mosiea Road in Klaarwater, KwaZulu Natal.
ER24 paramedics, along with other services, arrived on the scene to find the taxi on the side of the road down a small embankment. Several children were found walking around on the scene.
Paramedics assessed the patients and found that 23 children, aged between 5 and 12, had sustained minor to moderate injuries. Fortunately, no serious injuries or fatalities were found on the scene.
The patients were treated for their injuries and were thereafter transported to RK Khans Provincial hospital for further care.
The details surrounding this incident are not yet known but local authorities were on the scene for further investigations.
Russel Meiring
Communications Office
Corporate Communications
ER24
